Development of a Management Plan for Craney Island Disposal Area.

Abstract

The Craney Island disposal area is a 2500-acre confined dredged material disposal site located near Norfolk, Virginia, one of the largest such sites in the Nation. The purpose of constructing such a diked disposal area is twofold: (a) to provide adequate storage capacity for dredged material over the design life of the facility and (b) to provide adequate sedimentation of dredged solids to maintain water quality of effluent.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA111440

Entities

People

  • Donald F. Hayes
  • F. Douglas Shields
  • Michael R. Palermo

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Boundaries
  • Civil Engineering
  • Construction
  • Engineers
  • Fine Grained Materials
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Groundwater
  • Intact Stability
  • Liquids
  • Mathematical Models
  • Measurement
  • Simulations
  • Standards
  • Surface Waters
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Water Quality
  • Water Resources

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering